CERRE analysis on platform neutrality published in Telecommunications Policy

Jan Krämer is an Academic Co-Director at CERRE and a Professor at the University of Passau, Germany, where he holds the chair of Internet & Telecommunications Business.

Previously, he headed a research group on telecommunications markets at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), where he also obtained a diploma degree in Business and Economics Engineering with a focus on computer science, telematics and operations research, and a Ph.D. in Economics, both with distinction.

He is editor and author of several interdisciplinary books on the regulation of telecommunications markets and has published numerous articles in the premier scholarly journals in Information Systems, Economics, Management and Marketing research on issues such as net neutrality, data and platform economy, and the design of electronic markets.

Professor Krämer has served as academic consultant for leading firms in the telecommunications and Internet industry, as well as for governmental institutions, such as the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and the European Commission.

His current research focuses on the role of data for competition and innovation in online markets and the regulation of online platforms.

Alexandre de Streel is an Academic Co-Director at the Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE) and Professor of European law at the University of Namur and the Research Centre for Information, Law and Society (CRIDS/NADI). He is also currently a Hauser Global Research Fellow at NYU Law School and an assessor at the Belgian Competition Authority. He has visiting positions at the University of Louvain, European University Institute, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics and the European Institute of Public Administration in Maastricht.

His main areas of research are regulation and competition policy in the digital economy, as well as the legal issues raised by the developments of artificial intelligence. Recently, he advised the European Commission and the European Parliament on the regulation of online platforms.

Previously, Alexandre worked for the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister, the Belgian Permanent Representation to the European Union and the European Commission (DG CONNECT). He holds a Ph.D. in Law from the European University Institute and a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of Louvain.

Lauriane is Senior Manager for Communications at the Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE), where she leads all aspects of the think tank’s communication, including relations with the press, as well as online and offline communications.  

She has a decade of experience earned working with businesses, NGOs and associations from across the globe. Previously in her career, Lauriane has worked with Burson-Marsteller (now BCW), a leading public relations firm, where she specialised in science and political communication. She has worked on numerous communication campaigns at UN, EU and national levels with a focus on Corporate Social Responsibility. 

She holds a Master in public relations and crisis communication from the IHECS (Institute for Higher Social Communication Studies).